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Voltage source current controlled multilevel power converter

US9312783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Simon Herbert Schramm · Bayern, DE
Thomas Brueckner · Munich, DE
Stefan Schroeder · Garching bei München, DE
Christof Martin Sihler · Hallbergmoos, DE
Sebastian Pedro Rosado · Cork, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2012
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02M7/487
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power converter module including a voltage source current controlled power converter for providing unidirectional current having at least four output voltage levels is provided. The voltage source current controlled power converter includes an input terminal and an output terminal, and a first conductive path and a second conductive path is coupled in parallel to each other between the input terminal and the output terminal. Each of the conductive paths comprises at least one diode and at least one switch coupled in series to the respective conductive path. The at least one diode in the first conductive path are coupled closer to the input terminal and the at least one diode in the second conductive path are coupled closer to the output terminal. The voltage source current controlled power converter further includes at least two energy storage elements coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path.

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